At SEA by Jungsik in the Koreatown area of Manhattan, the Spicy Beef Tartare features daily-diced prime top-round beef with ...

For centuries, cultures worldwide have valued spicy foods for their distinctive flavors and purported health benefits. Modern research increasingly validates traditional wisdom, revealing that the ...

Clean plates, no milk and no regrets; that’s the win on International Hot and Spicy Food Day on Jan. 16, when heat turns a normal meal into a full-on dare. This is spice with intent, where heat levels ...

There’s something telling about the fact that so many of us now seek pleasure in a controlled burn. Walk into almost any grocery store, restaurant or social media feed today and one thing becomes ...

The Carolina Reaper is so hot, it makes jalapeños taste like milk. It’s so hot, it causes people to hallucinate, vomit, pass out, wish they’d never been born. It’s so hot that the guy who invented ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — International Hot and Spicy Food Day is celebrated on Jan. 16 each year, and it’s all about enjoying food with a little extra heat! While Hawaiʻi isn’t known for its native spicy ...

Peppers, hot sauce, chili paste and spicy snacks are bringing the heat. From the 37% of Americans who say they’d try the world’s hottest pepper to the 51% who eat hot sauce at least once a week, spicy ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: Norman Posselt—Getty Images) Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and ...